VISITPITTSBURGH BUSINESS EVENTS SERVICES

In addition to booking future events, the team was busy planning for future events. The Business Events Services team conducted 29 pre-planning site visits for events taking place between 2022 and 2025. These 29 groups equate to 80,680 contracted room nights and 44,970 attendees.

The team also saw a marked increase in actualized events in 2022, supporting 137 definite events which resulted in 113,000 actualized room nights and 105,600 attendees for an economic impact of $94.49M.

Top Hosted Events In 2022

Anthrocon 2022 Annual Convention

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center

• June 30 – July 3

• Attendance: 9,702

• EIC: $10.32M

Association for Iron and Steel Technology AISTech 2022 – Steel’s Premier Technology Event

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center

• May 16 – 18

• Attendance: 7,438

• EIC: $6.19M

Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages 2022 International Convention & English Language Expo

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center

• March 22-25

• Attendance: 1,810

• EIC: $2.22M

Particularly notable in 2022, VisitPITTSBURGH President & CEO Jerad Bachar served on the host committee of the Global Clean Energy Action Forum. The Global Clean Energy Action Forum, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Energy and Carnegie Mellon University, highlighted Pittsburgh’s leadership in an important market and on an international stage. The Business Events Services team was prominent in its support around Downtown and at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Pittsburgh also hosted in 2022 The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), a national association that promotes regional development strategies, partnerships and initiatives that strengthen economic competitiveness and quality of life within local communities across the country. Showcasing Pittsburgh’s importance and leadership in several industries, NADO offered mobile workshops to sites around the region where attendees discovered how a particular business or industry is impacting the city and region’s economy.

An important part of the Business Events Services team’s mission is to help clients leave a legacy in Pittsburgh, enhancing the community for both residents and visitors.

Key Legacy Initiatives Enacted In 2022

Pennsylvania Municipal League 2022 Annual Summit

• Omni William Penn Hotel

• Oct. 6-8

• More than 200 volunteers installed a new play space – the West Penn Park - which will offer hundreds of kids a high-quality, safe place to play that is close to where they live and learn.

• The West Penn Park build was a collaboration between the City of Pittsburgh, The League and KABOOM!, along with the generous support of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), The Grable Foundation, Duquesne Light, Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network.

Association of Science and Technology Centers 2022 ASTC Annual Conference

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center

• Sept. 12–15

• Science educators from across the country joined local organizations (Carnegie Science Center and Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh) to offer science demonstrations and activities to hundreds of Pittsburgh-area students at the Hands-On Science Showdown.

• The event featured hands-on demonstrations from leading educators and local organizations, with opportunities to make steamroller prints, take apart electronics and see STEAM-based activities up close. Hundreds of students in grades two through eight attended this free event that was also open to the public and ASTC Conference attendees.

Anthrocon 2022 Annual Convention

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center

• June 30 – July 3

• Anthrocon attendees raised $41,553 for Wildlife Works, Inc.